Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 26, 2020

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			0-11736			30-0641353
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification Number)

933 MacArthur Boulevard

Mahwah, New Jersey 07430

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

ASNA

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 26, 2020, Katie J. Bayne, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her decision to resign from the Board effective immediately. Ms. Bayne is a member of the class of directors whose terms of office expire at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Bayne advised the Company that she has no disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices and the decision was based solely on personal reasons.

Effective immediately, the Board has approved a reduction in the size of the Board from 11 to 10 directors.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: June 30, 2020

By:			/s/ Dan Lamadrid
Dan Lamadrid
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)